Anyone on Lovenox AND baby aspirin for recurrent misscarriage?

summer8793

Hello ladies.  I have had 4 misscarriages.  One live birth - my boy is 5 yrs old now!  I used Lovenox in that pregnancy and that was the only one that "stuck".   However, I had to discontinue at 8 weeks because of a hemorrhage.  It was touch and go and we thought we were going to lose him!   So, it's hard to tell whethr the Loenox helped or hurt.  Here I am in the 2 week wait after IVF.  My RE put me on Lovenox AND baby aspirin.  Thankfully, all my blood work shows there are NO clotting disorders.  That is a relief but also  makes me wonder if the protocol she has put me on is way too much anticoagulation for someone who has no real issues.  The RE is just wanting to cover all the basis, I guess but when I think of the hemorrhage I had on that pregnancy, it scares me.  At that time I was only on Lovenox, no baby aspririn.  So, now, TWO meds?!   I'm wondering how common it is for women to be on this protocol as an empirical therapy, with no diagnosed issues, other than unknown reason for recurrent miscarriage.  I guess if this is common, I will feel better and be able to focus less on the risks.  Anyone remotely in this position, please chime in and share your experience!  

luvboston

I am on both after six miscarriages however I have acquired antiphospholipid antibodies during pregnancy which you could have as well. The first 12 weeks are crucial for being on blood thinners. I work with the Beer center in California and they are the only reason I have my daughter and am pg again. They are reproductive immunologists

It's very common for ppl that miscarry to be on this protocol. And it can't hurt you.

wille2b

I had 5 miscarriages before my RE recommended this protocol and my last pregnancy was the only one that stuck!! I am pregnant again and on the same meds and I wouldn't change it at all!!

topaz7777

I'm definitely not on both.  Just Fragmin.

intheplanningstage

I'm on both-so far so good

amelia2431

This was my third IVF attempt, first time using lovenox and baby aspirin (and Claritin) and my first pregnancy! It is still very early (6weeks) so cautiously optimistic. I dont have any known clotting issues, I think at this point my RE was trying whatever she could since my infertility is still considered "of unspecified origin". Good luck!!!

2000cougar

After 2 m/c and elevated clotting factors, I was put on lovenox at 7 weeks. I'm on baby aspirin for life. My OB also added progesterone just to throw everything possible at me. I hit 18 weeks today!

itsmevkb

What dose are you using?  I have used Lovenox (40mg twice a day) and baby aspirin without issues in four pregnancies.  Mine is more to prevent a clot though as I had a DVT after my second child.  There's a big difference between using a prophylactic dose like say, 40, 60 or 80 a day and using a therapeutic dose of say 200 a day.

I also took dexamethasone and received IV intralipids to help prevent miscarriage.

RobynB13

Lovenox can be out of your system fast enough and you can be medicated to counter it for labor, but aspirin is tricky. If your OB believes that it will help, then the benefits outweigh the risks in their professional opinion (but it never hurts to be that annoying patient that asks too many questions about it! I was that patient when I first was diagnosed with APS- Lupus Anticoagulant, and SLE several years ago, and that's how I found out that rather than adjusting my diet for the meds, that they should adjust the meds to my usual diet! (I was sooooo happy to keep spinach in my life because of that!! I wasn't pregnant at that point though, and that was a warfarin deal... bad stuff. I chose an extra year of shots postpartum over it, until I was on the max timeline for the nox'

naturallady13

I am on Lovenox after having 2 miscarriages. But I have also been diagnosed with Hypocoaguable state and antiphospholipid syndrome.